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Answer the Following Question in 120-150 Words : It is Not Unusual for a Lower Middle Class Girl to Dream Big. How Unrealistic Were Sophie'S Dreams ?

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Answer the following question in 120-150 words : 

It is not unusual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie's dreams ?

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Sophie was a middle class girl who had great aspirations. To achieve a glamorous and sophisticated life, she wanted to own a boutique after she finished school. She felt she could save the money by working as a manager, or maybe become an actress as there was real money in it. She was a romantic, who was far removed from reality. Sophie did not have a decent house to live in; her father worked hard to fend for the family and her brother was a mechanic. Her mother worked hard to do the household chores daily. But Sophie dreamt of doing something beyond all this and wanted to own a shop like Mary Quant, which would be the most amazing shop that the city had ever seen. She also longed to go to places she had never seen. These places lured her towards them because they were distant and mysterious. Sophie’s dreams would never come true as they were unrealistic and not laced with practicality.

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